Tag: opinion
Plain Talk About Food | My Happy Place
Living in an ordinary house with today’s average number of rooms, I spend the greater part of the day in my kitchen.
My kitchen has...
The Mountain Gardener | News You Can Use About Bees
A friend of mine lamented that she didn’t have many bees in her garden yet. I reassured her they are out and about and...
Finance | Death and Taxes in the Santa Cruz Mountains
“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” —Benjamin Franklin
Death and taxes misshape the legacies we mold with...
TherapyWorks | The Link Between Sleep and Mental Health
In our fast-paced world, productivity often takes precedence, meaning sleep is often undervalued. However, sleep has a huge impact on our overall well-being and...
The Mountain Gardener | Bees in the Garden
You can hear them a long way before you see them. I’m talking about the hundreds of honey bees feasting on the nectar of...
Plain Talk About Food | Easter’s Good Witch
“Easter is the only time when it's perfectly safe to put all of your eggs in one basket.” —Evan Esar, an American Humorist
Of all the...
The Mountain Gardener | Time Well Spent in the Garden
I’m so proud of myself. I write about all the important things to do in the early spring garden but often I don’t get...
Letter to the Editor | Published March 15, 2024
A special shoutout to Robert Slawinski Auctioneers
If you are a Trustee and/or Executor for someone’s estate, I highly recommend Robert Slawinski Auctioneers to help...
Finance | The ABCs of American Taxes
Some Santa Cruz Mountain residents have taxes so simple they fit on form 1040 alone—wages and pensions—and they don’t need an alphabet to complicate...
Fitness | How Stretching Can Change Your Day
How’s your stretching game? Think of how your body feels waking up each morning. Now, try bending down. Are you able to pick things...
News Briefs | Published April 10, 2026
North County Dems host candidate endorsement forum
The Democratic Club of North Santa Cruz County will host a Candidate Endorsement Forum for the upcoming June...
